Global Risk and Security (GR&S) at Vanguard enables business strategy, protects client and
Vanguard interests (e.g., assets and data), and stewards a strong risk culture. Our teams leverage enterprise-wide insights, deep expertise, and trusted advice so that across Vanguard leaders and crew drive faster, stronger, risk-informed decisions.
Within GR&S, the
Enterprise Security and Fraud (ES&F) sub-division is responsible for the global protection of Vanguard crew, property, data, and client assets. We are the trusted advisors that protect the pride of Vanguard with state-of-the-art security and fraud capabilities. We are a world-class destination of highly engaged, passionate, and diverse talent expected to continuously learn and develop in an ever-changing security landscape.
Our crew are our greatest resource - by joining our team you will build collaborative long-term relationships and enjoy a suite of benefits that includes comprehensive health and wellness care, work-life balance, and an investment in your future at its core.
Core Responsibilities- Investigate, validate, and triage exposed credentials, API keys, tokens, certificates, and other sensitive secrets using risk-based prioritization.
- Partner with application teams to drive timely remediation, credential rotation, revocation, and secure replacement of exposed secrets.
- Support the implementation and administration of GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS) Secret Protection, push protection, custom detection patterns, and enterprise scanning controls.
- Define, document, and maintain secrets classification standards, severity models, response procedures, and governance processes.
- Collaborate with IAM and platform teams to improve credential lifecycle management practices, including vault adoption, rotation controls, and privileged access management integration.
- Develop dashboards, metrics, and reporting to measure secrets exposure trends, remediation effectiveness, SLA performance, and program maturity.
- Support exception management workflows, bypass approvals, evidence collection, and audit readiness activities for secrets-related controls.
- Work with engineering, AppSec, and security advisor teams to identify recurring exposure patterns and improve preventive controls.
- Create developer-facing guidance, training materials, and best practices to promote secure secrets handling throughout the SDLC.
- Identify automation opportunities through APIs, workflows, and AI-assisted capabilities to streamline detection, triage, ownership mapping, and remediation processes.
- Participate in on-call support and incident response activities involving exposed credentials, credential abuse, and software supply chain security events.
Preferred Qualifications- Experience in Application Security, DevSecOps, IAM, Cloud Security, or Security Operations.
- Familiarity with GitHub, GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS), Secrets Scanning, and CI/CD platforms.
- Understanding of cloud credentials, API tokens, certificates, service accounts, and privileged access concepts.
- Knowledge of secure SDLC practices and software supply chain security principles.
- Experience with scripting and automation using Python, PowerShell, JavaScript, or similar technologies.
- Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, IAM, platform, and security teams.
Special FactorsSponsorshipVanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.
About Vanguard At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission-we're on a mission.
To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.
How We WorkVanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.
